Material cultures of childhood in Second World War Britain / / Gabriel Moshenska.
"How do children cope when their world is transformed by war? This book draws on memory narratives to construct an historical anthropology of childhood in Second World Britain, focusing on objects and spaces such as gas masks, air raid shelters and bombed-out buildings. In their struggles to co...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Abingdon, Oxon ;, New York, NY : : Routledge,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Material Culture and Modern Conflict Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (186 pages) :; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s). |
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| Summary: | "How do children cope when their world is transformed by war? This book draws on memory narratives to construct an historical anthropology of childhood in Second World Britain, focusing on objects and spaces such as gas masks, air raid shelters and bombed-out buildings. In their struggles to cope with the fears and upheavals of wartime, with families divided and familiar landscapes lost or transformed, children reimagined and reshaped these material traces of conflict into toys, treasures and playgrounds. This study of the material worlds of wartime childhood offers a unique viewpoint into an extraordinary period in history with powerful resonances across global conflicts into the present day"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index, |
| ISBN: | 1351345508 1315122944 1351345516 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Gabriel Moshenska. |